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English Grammar Verb Forms
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English Grammar Verb Forms

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What is the correct past simple form of the verb 'suggest'?

  • Suggests
  • Suggesting
  • Suggesting
  • Suggested (correct)
  • What is the correct past simple form of the verb 'apologise'?

  • Apologise
  • Apologised (correct)
  • Apologising
  • Apologises
  • What is the correct past simple form of the verb 'deny'?

  • Deny
  • Denies
  • Denying
  • Denied (correct)
  • What is the correct past simple form of the verb 'admit'?

    <p>Admitted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct past simple form of the verb 'order'?

    <p>Ordered</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the opposite of 'refuse' in the context of making a decision?

    <p>Agree</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'accuse somebody of' mean?

    <p>To blame someone for something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between 'promise' and 'threaten'?

    <p>One is a statement of intention to do something good, while the other is a statement of intention to do something bad</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of 'remind'?

    <p>To help someone remember something they might forget</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the tone of 'beg'?

    <p>Desperate and urgent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Irregular Verb Forms

    • Offer becomes OFFERED in the past tense
    • Threaten becomes THREATENED in the past tense
    • Promise becomes PROMISED in the past tense
    • Refuse becomes REFUSED in the past tense
    • Agree becomes AGREED in the past tense

    More Irregular Verb Forms

    • Suggest becomes SUGGESTED in the past tense
    • Deny becomes DENIED in the past tense
    • Admit becomes ADMITTED in the past tense
    • Apologise becomes APOLOGISED (with the preposition 'to' and the person apologised to) in the past tense
    • Accuse becomes ACCUSED (with the preposition 'of' and the person accused) in the past tense

    Verb Forms with Infinitive

    • Somebody + to + infinitive (e.g. someone begged to do something)

    Additional Irregular Verb Forms

    • Beg becomes BEGGED in the past tense
    • Warn becomes WARNED in the past tense
    • Order becomes ORDERED in the past tense
    • Remind becomes REMINDED in the past tense

    Verb Forms

    • The verb "Offer" is in the past simple form as "OFFERED"
    • The verb "Threaten" is in the past simple form as "THREATENED"
    • The verb "Promise" is in the past simple form as "PROMISED"
    • The verb "Refuse" is in the past simple form as "REFUSED"
    • The verb "Agree" is in the past simple form as "AGREED"

    More Verb Forms

    • The verb "Suggest" is in the past simple form as "SUGGESTED"
    • The verb "Deny" is in the past simple form as "DENIED"
    • The verb "Admit" is in the past simple form as "ADMITTED"
    • The verb "Apologise" is in the past simple form as "APOLOGISED" (to somebody) for
    • The verb "Accuse" is in the past simple form as "ACCUSED" (somebody) of

    Verb Constructions

    • The verb construction "Somebody + to – infinitive" is used to form a sentence
    • The verb "Beg" is in the past simple form as "BEGGED"
    • The verb "Warn" is in the past simple form as "WARNED"
    • The verb "Order" is in the past simple form as "ORDERED"
    • The verb "Remind" is in the past simple form as "REMINDED"

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    Test your knowledge of verb forms in English grammar, including past simple forms of common verbs like offer, threaten, and promise.

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